{"id":2341,"date":"2017-08-01T00:33:13","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T23:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/?page_id=2341"},"modified":"2017-08-01T00:33:13","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T23:33:13","slug":"bsc-actuarial-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2017-18\/ams\/ug-programmes\/bsc-actuarial-science\/","title":{"rendered":"BSc Actuarial Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Programme Code: <\/strong>F723-ACS<\/p>\n<p>For further information about course choices consult:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/macshome\/structures18\/F723-ACS_201718.pdf\">Programme Structure and Progression Rules<\/a> for your own degree programme.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Year 1<\/h3>\n<p>Year 1 Director of Studies: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/schools\/mathematical-computer-sciences\/staff-directory\/james-cruise.htm\">Dr James R Cruise<\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/staff\/img\/RCruise.jpg\" width=\"135\" height=\"180\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Semester 1 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/timetable\/AS1S1.pdf\">Timetable<\/a>                                                    Semester 2 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/timetable\/AS1S2.pdf\">Timetable<\/a><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" width=\"50%\">Semester 1 (Mandatory)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" width=\"50%\">Semester 2 (Mandatory)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2017-18\/maths\/courses\/f17ca-calculus-a\/\">F17CA Calculus A<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2017-18\/maths\/courses\/f17cb-calculus-b\/\">F17CB Calculus B<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2017-18\/maths\/courses\/f17cc-algebra-a\/\">F17CC Introduction to 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Finance and Financial Reporting<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Year 2<\/h3>\n<p>Year 2 Director of Studies: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/schools\/mathematical-computer-sciences\/staff-directory\/andrea-sneddon.htm\">Andrea Sneddon<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/schools\/mathematical-computer-sciences\/img\/SNEDDON_1.gif\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Semester 1 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/timetable\/AS2S1.pdf\">Timetable<\/a>                                                      Semester 2 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/timetable\/AS2S2.pdf\">Timetable<\/a><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" width=\"50%\">Semester 1 (Mandatory)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" width=\"50%\">Semester 2 (Mandatory)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a 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